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ESA's Rosetta Probe Passed 1st Test

Posted by Hemos on from the collecting-the-data dept.

be_stress writes "The BBC are reporting that ESA's Rosetta Probe has passed the first phase of its mission. It has currently made observations of Comet C/2002 T7. This is just the first part of a much bigger mission to intercept Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and release a probe to study the chemistry of the comet. The Rosetta probe will enter a quiet 'cruise-mode' until September, when th second stage of commissioning will commence."

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  1. Re:Learn some fucking English... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're obviously confusing English with American or whatever they speak in the backwater hole you come from. "The BBC are..." is perfectly valid English.

  2. Re:Did they lower the bar? by dddno · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yes. You're a real hero, AC.
    No brain, no wits, just childish self-adulation. But hey, I'm sure you contributed a few tax cents to your nation's triumph.